Spreading out from this center, the vast surrounding space was entirely within its control. Just these mountains, lake, and cabins... the maximum area of influence and manipulation could reach a diameter of one light-year! What an immense region, within which, with a single thought, the peak power of the sixth rank could be unleashed.

"Incredible, truly, truly incredible!"

"In the Original Universe, it’s even stronger than the Ultimate Treasures, though the control is slightly more complex, requiring the manipulation of both Chaos clones simultaneously."

"A miniaturized Small Universe? How did Primal Ancestor achieve this?"

"I can't comprehend it, not at all! As expected of Primal Ancestor; Primal Ancestor can create the 'Virtual Universe,' having reached an astonishing level in the Dao of Universal operation, which is why he could conjure this wondrous treasure, the 'Universe in the Palm,' perhaps." One after another, the Universe Masters marveled.

The space-time affected by this Universe in the Palm was completely isolated from the outside world.

They watched, each one shaken and utterly captivated.

"Luo Feng."

"Luo Feng?"

Suddenly, someone noticed Luo Feng was not right. Luo Feng had been smiling moments before, but then he closed his eyes, exuding a peculiar aura.

"Do not disturb Luo Feng," the Lord of Darkness commanded sharply.

Among the Human Race, the majority did not know that Luo Feng was merely a Universe Venerable.

But the Lord of Darkness was aware.

"Could it be that he is about to break through?" the Lord of Darkness mused inwardly.

Not only him; City Lord of Chaos, standing on the lake in the distance, also noticed Luo Feng's unusual state and couldn't help but feel anticipation: "Is my disciple about to break through?"

...

Luo Feng had already created secret techniques reaching the 'Universe’s Strongest' level, and his comprehension of the Laws had long reached its bottleneck limit. He had also long comprehended the 'Beast God's Heart.' In short... all the necessary conditions were complete, and his avatars were constantly cultivating in the training space within the 'Inheritance Space.'

Under ten thousand times the time flow rate, he had already cultivated for many years.

Luo Feng’s accumulation was simply too sufficient; even if he proceeded slowly, a few decades in the outside world would certainly guarantee his breakthrough. At the fastest, he could break through at any moment. This breakthrough... perhaps it would happen when his emotions flared, or when deeply moved, or while observing the workings of the starry sky, or during a life-or-death battle... In short, maybe a spark of insight, a moment of realization, and he would advance.

The 'Universe in the Palm' was a wondrous treasure.

Luo Feng couldn't fully grasp the Wu God Wings or the Tombship; they were too profound.

But the Universe in the Palm was very close to him. He had created secret techniques at the level of the Universe's Strongest; this 'Universe in the Palm' merely contained the essence of the 'Limit of the Universe's Strongest.' Luo Feng could faintly perceive it... and this subtle touch instantly broke the bottleneck that had held him captive for so long, quietly and soundlessly.

"Teacher," Luo Feng suddenly opened his eyes.

City Lord of Chaos looked over.

When master and disciple's gazes met, they both understood. The City Lord of Chaos could not conceal his excitement; his disciple's talent was heaven-defying, so powerful even before breaking through. Once he advanced... it would bring even greater aid to the impending final battle.

"I need to step out for a moment," Luo Feng said.

"Go ahead," the City Lord of Chaos nodded, immediately stopping the manifestation of the Universe in the Palm.

Whoosh!

Luo Feng teleported and vanished quietly.

Luo Feng’s God Country.

Vast and boundless, it could be called infinite.

"Huuuu~~~" The Endless Nether Sea constantly undulated, waves rising three feet high without wind. This Endless Nether Sea spanned a diameter of over eighty billion kilometers, deep and immense, its ordinary surges astonishingly large. With this Nether Sea, coupled with the God Country's innate amplification, even a Universe's Strongest entering would suffer a major loss.

The God Country, previously tranquil.

When Luo Feng broke through his bottleneck within the Tombship—

"Boom!!!"

The fundamental laws of the Original Universe descended directly, their immense pressure enveloping the entire God Country. The once relatively calm Endless Nether Sea instantly churned violently.

"Hm?"

A figure suddenly emerged from the Endless Nether Sea—it was the Nether Sea Clone. The Nether Sea Clone looked up at the sky. Above the Endless Nether Sea, an incomparably massive vortex had appeared: a black and white vortex... huge spirals, boundless, carrying infinite might.

Knowing a breakthrough was imminent, Luo Feng instantly caused the previous Nether Sea Clone to collapse, then immediately began nurturing a new one. This was the fastest way to return to the God Country.

"Breakthrough!"

Luo Feng's Nether Sea Clone flashed instantly, teleporting directly to the high altitude just outside the edge of the entire Endless Nether Sea.

"This momentum, it's too, too terrifying," Luo Feng observed the colossal vortex overhead, its diameter exceeding a hundred billion kilometers. Unlike the multicolored vortex during his breakthrough to Universe Venerable, this one featured alternating black and white layers: a huge black vortex, within it a white vortex, and inside that, a black vortex...

Black vortex, white vortex, black vortex, white vortex...

Layer upon layer...

Exuding overwhelming pressure. At the center of this immense vortex was a passage, a channel connecting the 'Ocean of Universal Laws' and Luo Feng's God Country.

"The critical moment!" Luo Feng immediately understood. This was the most crucial phase of the breakthrough—the Devouring of Divine Power!

The Endless Nether Sea, possessing such a massive volume.

To increase its divine power would take a very, very long time! Yet, the larger the God Body, the stronger its recovery ability... Even if a Universe Master self-destructed instantly, the rate of divine power consumption during that instantaneous explosion would be far slower than the rate at which the Endless Nether Sea regenerated automatically! The larger the volume and the greater the energy, the more astonishing the recovery became.

Therefore, in the initial stages, the growth of the 'Endless Nether Sea' was very slow.

It took ages for the Endless Nether Sea to grow from a diameter of 10 billion kilometers to 20 billion kilometers. The journey from 20 billion to 80 billion kilometers was much faster, but still slow compared to the future. The later stages saw an exponential surge in speed. Otherwise, 'Lord of Nine Nether' would not have created such a colossal Nine Nether Sea.

Luo Feng was on the cusp of becoming a Universe Master; his Endless Nether Sea was still far behind the 'Nine Nether Sea.'

Naturally, he had to cherish this current opportunity even more.

"The time to devour divine power is limited."

"I must devour with maximum efficiency," Luo Feng thought.

...

Rumble~~~

At the core of the interwoven black and white vortex layers, the vortex passage, spanning tens of billions of kilometers in diameter, began to furiously pour down torrential seawater of divine power. Rumble~~~ It was as if an ocean had collapsed, the rate at which the water poured out was simply terrifying, much faster than when Luo Feng broke through to Universe Venerable previously.

"I suck, I suck, I suck!!!" All of Luo Feng's will strained to control the Endless Nether Sea.

Frenzied devouring, immediate conversion.

The divine power, previously at the 'Ten Thousand Times Gene Venerable level,' immediately surged a hundredfold, reaching the 'Ten Thousand Times Universe Master level' of divine power! Devouring, converting... The speed at which the vortex passage poured down the divine power sea was entirely linked to the speed at which Luo Feng's Endless Nether Sea devoured it. If he devoured fast enough, the pouring would naturally be faster.

"Convert! Convert! Convert!" Luo Feng exerted all his effort, also feeling the benefit of his strengthened will.

A powerful will greatly enhanced his conversion efficiency.

But even with improvement... it was still not enough.

...

In just a brief moment, the entire God Country returned to calm. The oppressive pressure of the Original Universe's fundamental laws had receded. The period of large-scale divine power absorption was only fleetingly brief.

"My Endless Nether Sea, diameter eighty billion kilometers."

Luo Feng stood above the Nether Sea.

"In that short time, the converted divine power reached about 15% of the volume of my Endless Nether Sea!" Luo Feng estimated. The entire Endless Nether Sea had a diameter of about 80 billion kilometers; the volume corresponding to over 40 billion kilometers in diameter had already been successfully converted, accounting for about 15% of the total volume. This efficiency was quite high, considering how immense the Endless Nether Sea was.

"Last time when I broke through to Universe Venerable, the conversion rate was 12%. It actually increased this time. Fortunately, my will has advanced; if my will hadn't reached the level of the Universe's Strongest, I might have converted far less divine power this time." Luo Feng immediately began descending.

Splash!

He fell into the Endless Nether Sea, automatically dissolving and merging into it.

Soon, a new Nether Sea Clone condensed again within the Endless Nether Sea, nearly ten thousand kilometers tall. Its divine power level was also at the Thousand Times Universe Master Gene level. Its divine power was ten times greater than Luo Feng's true body when he was a Universe Venerable!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~" The entire Endless Nether Sea continued to resonate with the distant Ocean of Fundamental Universal Laws, absorbing divine power and striving to convert the entire sea.

However, this speed could not compare to what had just occurred.

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

Three beams of light appeared simultaneously in the God Country, transforming into three streaks of radiance soaring high in the sky, flying wantonly. A surge of divine power rapidly flew up from the 'Nether Sea' below, directly enveloping the three God Bodies hovering above—these three were: the Earthling True Body, the Giant Gold Beast Clone, and the Demon Killing Clan Clone.

Instantly, the three God Bodies underwent transformation.

The Earthling True Body and the Giant Gold Beast Clone's divine power immediately surged a hundredfold, reaching the 'Ten Thousand Times Universe Master Gene' divine power level.

The Demon Killing Clan Clone also surged a hundredfold, reaching the 'Hundred Times Universe Master Gene' divine power level.

"Even my Demon Killing Clan Clone's divine power is now equivalent to my previous True Body's," the Earthling True Body, the Giant Gold Beast Clone, the Demon Killing Clan Clone, and the Nether Sea Clone were all brimming with fighting intent.

With divine power replenished,

For the Earthling True Body and the Giant Gold Beast Clone, even when wielding peak Ultimate Treasures, they could now unleash peak sixth-rank combat strength!

The Demon Killing Clan Clone, wielding the Blood Shadow Blade, also possessed peak sixth-rank combat strength.

The Nether Sea Clone possessed numerous techniques.

"Two matters now," Luo Feng’s four clones gathered in the square before the central palace of the God Country, settling down in separate spots, the Giant Gold Beast lying prone.

"The first matter concerns the Demon Killing Clan Clone! Upon reaching Universe Master, the Demon Killing Clan Clone's Hundred Times Gene bottleneck is gone, allowing it to rise to the Thousand Times Life level, or even the Ten Thousand Times Life level. I have already prepared the materials needed to enhance the life gene," Luo Feng thought. The Demon Killing Clan Clone was not a flesh-and-blood life form and could not cultivate the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual. It could only improve beyond the Hundred Times Gene level once it reached the Universe Master stage, just like normal Universe Masters.

"The second matter is my God Country. Having broken through to Universe Master, the God Country must also be further perfected."

Luo Feng gazed at his vast God Country.

The God Country was currently undergoing a slow metamorphosis. The increase in its range was secondary; more important was the stabilization of the God Country's structure, approaching its limit. It was worth noting that after this final perfection and transformation... the next breakthrough would be from the God Country to a 'Small Universe.' This stage represented the ultimate degree of the God Country.

Five chapters concluded; before this ultimate war, Luo Feng finally stepped into the ranks of Universe Masters!

Also, an advance notice: Updates tomorrow will be in the evening as usual; I'll definitely be sleeping in tomorrow. And as is customary... after five chapters, I always ask for recommendation votes. After working hard for five chapters, I certainly have to beg for votes, and everyone should vote too!